The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-04
THE BOOK TABLE.

6ne and classic imagery the soiled tis.
sues OF her fiction, this author leaves
them exposed, and they become an
pleasant reminders Of contaminat ton. |
II 0uids has pictured an ambitious
woman she wss one whose sole re-
source Was her magnetic perss nality. |
Phillips combines with personal A.
fractions . nature 90 unprinciplsd that
nothing 10 too low to sioop to In order
TO accomplish tome pet scheme. Mrs.
Despsrd, the heroine Of this story, re-
minds The reader iorclbly Of Becky
Sharp, possessing more hnesse but less
Of the milk oil human kindness. One
Is appalled, at the cool ard deliberate
ialsehoods by which Mrs. Despsrd sep.
arates two afiianced lovers, and sets to
work to marry the man. But
admiration for her clever tact
and skillful designs leavens the
vileness OF 1t. Her ready wit
and instantaneous methods OF mental
defense and aggression more than
compensate for our righteous indigna.
ton at hcr hypocrisy. Those who
have seen that wonderful melodrama
ia Belle Russo" can see the strong
likeness between Mrs Dsspard end the
fascinating creature Of the play,
between the sinuous Russian and
the imperturbable Eoglishwomsn.
There are scenes in the box
OF English society lie which,
II true, strike rs Americans
with q peculiar inoongruity. A woman
OF no reputation, aud decidedly de.
clase, In introduced into the hig best
circles. and there meets the men OF
Bohemian acquaintance, who express
no surprise 10 fnd her domicilsd with
Duchess this and Lady that. She does
not hesitate TO accept q loan OF E500
from her host without Offering other
security than a tender look. She
visits Monaco at the expense Of
the man VINO ai.erwaid marries
her. All Of this gives q
peculiar tone 10 English social life
which We Americans cannot under
stand. The moral Of this book can only
be expressed by placing in on the list
with flsubsrt's m adame Boyary," or
Daudst's "Ssppho." /, isa typical
French novel, though In Ergllsh set
ting. From an outside standpoint Il 10
a. clevsra productions 40 has appeared
for years. 0uids, In all her power.
could not have succeeded better.
Though Mrs. Despard con6des the
story Of her life TO her diary, the reader
feels that he has been her DOLLY conf.
daut aud trusted friend. His Spirits
riss and fall with hers % her schemes
succeed or fail, and the strongest pity
surges mp for her In the denouement,
whom the castle she has built with
such cunning care falls about her In
ruins.
Miss Amelia Rlves has struck the
key note OF success In her fascinating
tales OF English life OF the seventeenth
century. "That FArrier Lass oil Piping
Pseworth" 10 genuinely romantic. She
IL capable OF matching Black's judith
Shakespeare"
Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly has recently
given to World correspondent an In.
sight into his forthcoming work on
the Baconian theory. The cor.
respondent wan almost converted irum
q sconer ~ believer. Alter all, IL ID
only q matter OF q iew1etters be ween
Bicon aud Shakespeare.
Mr.. Ru'kin Is quoted as paying oil
Charles Kingsley, whose "Hypo,ia'
ehould be found In every book case
There WAS much In Kingsley that
vas delightful to raw thinkers. lie
wa q a.wed, partly rotten, partly dis
torted person, bui may be read with
advantage by numbers who could no,
: understand me, because | speak oil
things they never saw or never A.
tended TO. 1 extremely dislike Kinse
l.y's tragedy myself. ." Verify
blessed Il he who Ia conceltedi Bul
; We all know that Ruskin IL a erea
sufferer from "au,hor's jyspepsia."
The above is parallel to Mr.. Mat
thew Arnold's impudsnt criticism
upon Edwin Ainold's Lights OF Asia.
Upon being asked bis opinion Of th,
work, he declared II have been unabl,
TO read L.; 10 seem, uuutterabls bost
10 be-" 81 much for q master critic
!, Views upon the mastery work Of q Eel
/ low author. spakespsare owes all hi
|, security OF reputation 10 the fact tina
, he lived Just $50 years before the pres
ent time.
. NJ. T. Richardson, New York, send
> out q small volume entitled "Artisti
> Horse Shoeing." by Prof. George L
y Rich. In his preiaos the author state
/. "his object In bringing on, this bool
Ia 10 elevate the practice OF hors
shooting, and instruct thote who desiTl
] II AZ 20 the best methods OF shooting
Q In tho Foram for september Senate
0 IrgAlls has lengthy article on ,h
}. Sixteenth Amendment" Anon
!. o Ter things set forth for his oppc
!. si,l1n 10 woman suHnge IL the fac
A that Il would add 10 our voting popu
, latlon 2,295. b53 ililterate women, blac
y aud white, whose condition IL con
y leased menace 10 tho prosperity an
J. stability Of free popular eoysfnm snt
G This Ia well made point against tn
!, sui agiste.
y Andrew Long Ia iicstiou,ly cleve
v In his article on the Manners G
i Critics." which appsars In the sepiem
}, Der Forum. lie calls for the pipe G
y peace between author aud critic an
q the burial OF the romahavk.
!, The mantle he ever had one) o
Anthony Trolope has not dcscende,
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